Sliding-door hanger.



R. O; WILLIAMS.

SLIDING DOOR HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV 21, 1912.

Patented Feb. 3, 1914.

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RICHARD G. WILLIAMS, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

SLIDING-DOOR HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. s, 1914.

Application fi1ed November 21, 1912. Serial No. 732,724.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, RICHARD C. WILLIAMS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sliding-Door Hangers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in sliding door hangers, and particularly to hangers for boX car doors.

One object of the invention is to provide a hanger of this character having an improved construction and arrangement of track whereby the door may be opened in either direction and when moved from an open position will be lifted over obstructions, which may be in the path of the same.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, and the combination and arrangement of parts as will be more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a side view of a portion of one side of a car showing my improved hangers applied to the door thereof; Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view through one of my improved hangers and the adjacent parts of the car and door taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of one of the roller supporting members of the hanger.

Referring more particularly to the draw ings, 1 denotes the side of a car and 2 denotes the door to which my improved hangers are applied. Secured to the side of the car above the door 2 is the track of my improved hanger, said track being formed on a gradual upward curve from a point mid way thereof to the ends of the same and has its ends projecting for a considerable distance beyond the opposite ends of the door whereby the latter may be pushed to an open position in either direction. The track 3 is pressed or bent from a strip of metal to form an attaching plate 4 at the lower edge of which the plate is bent outwardly at right angles to form the roller receiving flange 5 of the track, said flange having therein near its outer edge a longitudinal guide groove 6 in which the rollers or supporting wheels of the hangers travel.

Secured to the outer side of the door 2 are the roller supportingmembers 7 of the hangers-which are in the form of cross shaped plates the upper ends of which are extended and bent inwardly and downwardly to form roller supporting loops 8 in the opposite sides of which are formed bearmg apertures 9 with which are engagedthe pintles 10 of the rollers 11 of the hangers which are revolubly mounted on said pintles and are adapted to travel in the groove 6 of the track as hereinbefore described. The cross shaped plates of the members 7 are secured to the outer side of the car door by screws or other fastening devices and the hangers when thus secured are preferably arranged at angles or inclined toward each other at their upper ends as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. 0

Secured tothe side of the car over and at a suitable distance above the track 3 is a cover plate or hood 12 which is curved longitudinally to correspond to the curvature of the track and comprises an over-hanging or outwardly projecting plate 13 having on its inner end an attaching flange 14- whereby thecover or hood is secured to the car by screws or other fastening devices. The overhanging plate of the hood projects a suitable distance from the side of the car to clear the upper ends of the roller supporting members of the hanger and to afford an eflicient protection for these parts as well as to keep the track free from snow or other obstructions which would interfere with the movement of the rollers in the track.

While the invention is designed particularly for use in connection with the sliding doors of railway cars itis obvious that the same may be applied to the sliding doors of barns or other structures and to sliding gates or the like whereby when the doors or gates are pushed back to open positions they will be simultaneously raised over any obstructions which may be in the path of the opening movement thereof.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is;

A door hanger of the character described comprising a continuous track of uniform curvature, the lower central portion of which is adapted to hold the car door temporarily in its closed position, the outwardly and upwardly free ends of said track being projected toward the roof of a car body, where by the door is adapted to automatically assume its closed position by gravitation, and

means for slidingly suspending said door from the track, whereby the door is unobstructedly guided along the track throughout its entire length.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

RICHARD C. WILLIAMS. Witnesses:

Ovn) L. JOHNSON, SAMUEL T. YORBROUGH.

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